HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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The British and the Peshwa
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The British and the Nizam
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The British and Sikh
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The British and Nawab of Arcot
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Detailed explanation-1: -Treaty of Bassein, (Dec. 31, 1802), pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Poona (now Pune) in India, and the British. It was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha confederacy. The pact led directly to the East India Company’s annexation of the peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818.
Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty of Bassein was a pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Poona in India and the British. It was a decisive step in the dissolution of the Maratha Empire. This treaty led to the Second Maratha War between the British and the Marathas, and to the defeat of the three other principal Maratha powers.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Bassein (Now called Vasai) was a pact signed on 31 December 1802 between the British East India Company and Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Pune (Poona) in India after the Battle of Poona.